Music Inspired by the Film ROMA comes out Feb. 8 via Sony Music. Courtesy of Netflix hide caption
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Patti Smith On Mountain Stage
Lauryn Hill performs in New York City in March 2006. Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images hide caption
Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced? was released 50 years ago Friday. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption
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This area is for dancing only, at the Newport Folk Festival! Adam Kissick/NPR hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Neil Young with Patti Smith, Hank Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Maureen Gray. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Hear Patti Smith's Prayer For Earthquake Victims: 'Fuji-san'
Clockwise from top left: Best Coast, Patti Smith, Debo Band, fun. Courtesy of the artists / NPR hide caption
Clockwise from top: Tinariwen, Lykke Li, Eleanor Friedberger, John Maus. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Rave On Buddy Holly, a tribute to the rock 'n' roll pioneer, features Holly covers by Paul McCartney, The Black Keys, Patti Smith and many more. The album comes out June 28. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
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Patti Smith performing Buddy Holly's 'Words Of Love'
Patti Smith's new memoir, Just Kids, tells the story of her creative bond and friendship with famed photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Getty hide caption
Patti Smith's new memoir, Just Kids, tells the story of her creative bond and friendship with famed photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Getty hide caption